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Kyiv announces new mobilisation drive as Russia advances

By AFP | Oct. 30, 2024

**Ukrainian rescuers carry the body of a killed person following a missile attack in Kharkiv on October 29, 2024.** [AFP]

Kyiv announced a fresh mobilisation drive Tuesday as Moscow seized the mining hub of Selydove and the US said some North Korean troops were in Russia's Kursk region, warning that thousands more were on their way.

Russia has been making swift advances in the eastern Donetsk region for weeks and on Tuesday said it "fully" captured Selydove -- whose estimated population of around 21,000 people has fled from Moscow's drone and rocket attacks.

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